Los Angeles, February 22 –Why wait for the Oscars to parade your products in front of A-list Hollywood stars? We have no idea how they did it, but just days before the big night, General Motors had Oscar nominees Jamie Foxx and Catalina Sandino Moreno strutting down a catwalk with new cars driving back and forth behind them. This was in a tent-covered parking lot in Hollywood, and Hilary Duff, Anthony Kiedis, Vivica A. Fox and Foxx’s Ray costar, Regina King, also worked the runway. The fashion show marked a sartorial leap for singer/songwriter India Arie, who ditched her usual billowy style to showcase a sleek, glittering dress.

And those were just the models. Grammy-winner Kanye West warbled a few songs. Demi Moore and her redneck boyfriend Ashton Kutcher were in the front row. She wore a red string Kaballah bracelet, but no diamond engagement ring. Amanda Peet, Dennis Hopper, Jamie Kennedy, Tori Spelling and John Stamos were also in the crowd.

General Motors describes its annual "Ten" Fashion Show as “charity-driven, combining fashion, automotive design and top entertainment”. Our favorite charity, the Open All Night Escalade Fund, wasn’t one of the beneficiaries. We’re getting the paperwork together for next year.